This past Wednesday night we began a new teaching series called “Snapshot” The purpose of “Snapshot” is to encourage students to take a closer look at every relationship in their life: self, others, and God. We are going to ask the question, “if someone were to take a snapshot of each relationship in your life (self, other, and God), what would they see?” The theme verse is Matt 22:37-40, “Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Wednesday night we focused on “loving self.” Nathan McDivitt spoke about how loving yourself may seem easy, but loving yourself in light of how God looks completely different. God has called us to love ourselves in such a way that makes Him look good. God create each of us as a masterpiece, fearfully and wonderfully made. All of us are unique and have gifts and talents that are extraordinary and from God. Pride can never be the way we love ourselves the way God has called us to. On the other side, neither can thoughts of unworthiness, ugliness, or self pity. We are His creation and we have every right to boast, not in ourselves, but in Him and Him alone.

“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10

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